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Juanita C. (Haney Redding) Hennick, 84, formerly of Sweet Home, died April 17, 2023.

She was born June 22, 1938, to parents Frank and Rose Haney, in Stayton, one of five children. The family lived in Mill City, later moving to Sweet Home.  

She attended Sweet Home schools, then transferred to Cleveland High School in Portland, where she graduated in 1957.

While working as a waitress in Sweet Home, she met Don Redding. They married in 1957 and had four sons, Don, Dean, Sam and Mike, along with 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Reddings moved around a bit, then eventually moved back to Sweet Home where they owned and operated the Eastside Garage for many years.

In 1974 they moved to Port Orford to work at commercial fishing. She attended beauty school in the early 1980s and was the owner of Juanita’s Salon in Port Orford for nearly two decades. 

In 1998 she married Harold Hennick and they moved to Sweet Home in 2006.  

Mrs. Hennick greatly treasured her time with family and friends. She enjoyed being active; walking, beach combing and biking.

While visiting the Island of Maui, she joined a bike tour and rode down the Haleakala Volcano, loving every minute of the ride.

She also enjoyed gardening, quilting, and weaving. Her family greatly appreciated her cooking and baking skills, especially during the holidays when she baked her cinnamon buns and made Christmas candies.

She was a member of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church in Port Orford and St. Helen Catholic Church in Sweet Home.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Don Redding in 1995;  husband Harold Hennick in 2015;  brothers Jim Haney, Ed Haney and Bill Haney; and sister, Wanda Misner.  

Services will be held May 6 at St. Helen Catholic Church, 600 6th Ave., Sweet Home. Rosary at 9:30 a.m. will be followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass.

A reception will immediately follow.